phonographically
- adverb
- /ˌfoʊnəˈɡræfɪkli/
- Specialized
- The linguist transcribed the word phonographically to help students with pronunciation.
Examples
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Some dictionaries list words phonographically to show how they are spoken.
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She prefers to write foreign names phonographically so readers can say them correctly.
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Write it phonographically!
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Don't write it phonographically!
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The linguist transcribed the word phonographically to help students with pronunciation.
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Some dictionaries list words phonographically to show how they are spoken.
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She prefers to write foreign names phonographically so readers can say them correctly.
Synonyms
5
4.6
In a way that uses the sounds of words
1
7.0
Using sound or speech to give information
Surface Forms
Morphology
phonographically = phonographic (semi-transparent) = phonograph + ic + ally
Formally derived in the same way as the recording sense, but the 'representing spoken sounds in writing' sense depends on the less obvious sense 'phonography' (representation of sounds) which learners may not infer from 'phonograph' (device).
Etymology
Phonographically comes from phon- 'sound' and -graph 'write', so to spell or show a word phonographically is to write how it sounds, which helps people say it correctly.